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Microsoft Keeps Trying, and Failing, with Bing
August 1, 2011 – 6:50 pm | No Comment

Microsoft continues to pour billions into its Online Services Division with no payback in sight. Why?

Apple iPhone 5 not out till October, report says
August 1, 2011 – 8:41 am | No Comment

Apple’s fifth-generation iPhone won’t arrive until October, an anonymous source tells John Paczkowski in All Things Digital. That’s one month later than the timeframe indicated in a slew of previous reports, which speculated that the next iPhone would arrive in late-September.

Apple’s iPhone 5 Could Solidify Global Market Position
August 1, 2011 – 3:00 am | No Comment

Apple’s iPhone 5 could radically change the smartphone market-share game for Apple, even as a new study suggests the company is solidifying its lead over rivals.

With the Bing Search Engine, Microsoft Plays the Underdog
August 1, 2011 – 3:00 am | No Comment

To take on Google, Microsoft is spending billions to make its search engine the intelligent “decision engine.”

CIA
July 31, 2011 – 11:00 pm | No Comment
Apple Fan Snaps Photo of Possible iPhone 5 Prototype
July 31, 2011 – 12:00 am | No Comment

The iPhone 5 rumor mill got a boost Friday with what could be a sighting of an actual prototype by an eagle-eyed fanboy. A commuter in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Apple fan said he saw what may be an Apple employee on a train using a device that doesn’t match previous iPhones or [...]

Open source reshaping services market
July 31, 2011 – 12:00 am | No Comment

Linux, Apache, MySQL and other open-source software are rewriting the rules in the computer services arena.

With the Bing Search Engine, Microsoft Plays the Underdog
July 30, 2011 – 2:37 pm | No Comment

To take on Google, Microsoft is spending billions to make its search engine the intelligent “decision engine.”